We have already done extensive integration with Flash 5.0/MX and Tango. Information can be sent back and forth from the flash file to the app server without refreshing the html page and load is tiny. We would be happy to share our experiences.
for more information please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I am a beta tester, though I am ashamed to admit that I have been largely >inactive. I have been swamped with my current project. I can tell you that >the integration is INCREDIBLE. That is just the beginning though. There are >two other beta's going on right now that are even more exciting. I hope >that I haven't said too much... I'm sure I've said to little for most of >you >:) > > Pete > >-----Original Message----- >From: Trevor Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 8:44 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk >Subject: Witango-Talk: RE: Flash integration > > > >This is a bit off at a tangent but from what I have heard, Macromedia will >be announcing Coldfusion MX next week. Coldfusion MX will be Java based and >hence can be deployed on any Java based platform. From what I understand >Coldfusion MX will talk directly to Flash (or the other way round which >ever >way you look at it) allowing real-time data to be deployed in Flash >applications (obviously without the need to refresh html pages which is the >case with most present html based application servers). To go along with >Coldfusion MX will be Dreamweaver UltraDev MX with drivers to virtually >every database engine (again only rumours that I have heard) for rapid >development. And of course Flash MX has been released already. This is >exciting news to some people as a lot of devices are now shipping with >flash >players (such as cell phones, etc.) making data access easy and fast. > > > >Anyone heard anything about this or been a beta tester and want to comment? > > > >Trevor > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Brandano, Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: 26 April 2002 02:19 >To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk >Subject: RE: Flash integration (was Re: Witango-Talk: Before the conferen >cedinner...) > > > >Jason, > >Great news... I just switched to strings as well! :) I can't tell you how >happy I am that I found this group. It is so helpful to be able to share >ideas. I'll tell you, my Tango/Flash integration has really come a long way >thus far. Here are some of the important things I've found for those who >care. > > My first attempt at the integration worked well, but was a little >unorthodox. I used an lesser known method of the flash player object: the >setVariable() method. After instantiating the flash object and playing my >movie I called a number of set Variables similar to this (animation was the >ID of my Flash player object): > >window.document.animation.SetVariable("flashVariableNameHere","value to >pass, can also be JavaScript var"); // Bad way to do this. > >Within the first frame of the flash movie I declared flash variable >flashVariableNameHere. Voila, as soon as the setVariable function was >called, my data (which tango drew from a SQL database) was in my flash >movie. I planned to use FSCommands to do information exchange in the other >direction. MAJOR problem: From what I have read, setVariable(), and >FScommand() are not supported in Opera for embedded Linux (the second of >our >two platforms, I am developing for an internet appliance). Netscape 6 >apparently lacks support as well, due to the fact that they dropped >liveConnect. > > > >SOLUTION: go with the more common approach. Changing my approach REALLY >paid >off. Previously, I had to reload my page to get new data into Flash. Now by >using loadVariables() within Flash, I am able to get data from TAFs behind >the scenes, in real time. I now call loadVariables("dataLoader.taf", >_root); >whenever I need new data. Works fantastic. I chose to use URLencoded >strings >as you did. From what I hear, Flash 5's XML parser was written in >ActionScript, and is very slow. Performance is critical for our >application, >so I went with strings. My output pages in my TAFs are simply strings of >URL >encoded variables. I won't even get into the exciting new possibilities >that >Flash MX brings to the table. I hope that I will get some time to put >together some demos that other people can view. Does anyone have any >examples of what they've done with Tango/Flash? > > > > Pete > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jason Pamental [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] >Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:23 PM >To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk >Subject: Flash integration (was Re: Witango-Talk: Before the conference >dinner...) > > >Pete, > >I9d be happy to talk to you; my contact info is at the bottom. I9m hoping >to >put together a little suite of test apps (Scott put us all to shame with >everything he put together!) to show how it works, but haven't had a chance >yet. > >There are two ways to get the data in and out; via XML or with strings of >name/value pairs of variables. We've used the latter and it's pretty >straightforward but not as fast as we'd like. (only a concern if youre >adding lots of data) - we want to try the xml method and see if it's >speedier. I suspect it may be... > >Thanks also to lee for his kind words - we were really flattered with the >response we received. > >Jason > >On 4/24/02 10:40 PM, "Lee Sobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't have any specifics on what he's doing, but it is very cool. >Perhaps > > you can convince Sophie or Phil to provide you contact information. > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Brandano, Peter < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk > >> < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 6:46 AM > >> Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: Before the conference dinner... > >> > >> Thanks Lee, > >> > >> I am interested in the Tango/Flash demo you saw. I am currently working >on a > >> large project that will use Tango for database interaction and Flash as >a > >> front end. I have hit some interesting roadblocks along the way (most >have > >> more to do with Flash than Tango, and all problems were associated with >our > >> platform Opera for embedded Linux YUCK!). I have already changed my >design 4 > >> times. I wonder if Jason (?) has any info on pitfalls he may have come >across > >> in his development. > >> > >> Pete > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Lee Sobo [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >] > >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 6:12 PM > >>> To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk > >>> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: Before the conference dinner... > >>> > >>> Gauthier: > >>> > >>> I can't speak for eveyone in the conference, but I'll speak for >myself. >The > >>> presenters showed some incredible creativity and brilliance. Scott > >>> Cadillac's demo on using XML and Jason on intgegrating Flash were > >>> unbelievable. Also, one gentleman showed an implementation for the > >>> government of Ireland and another for the city of Seoul, South Korea. > >>> > >>> Witango seems to be in very capable hands and there appears to be >quite >a > >>> future for us. An early demo was just shown of being able to compile >Tango > >>> into Java. They are working on the same for .net. The main new >features >of > >>> Witango seem to be the preemptive multi threading and a new tag >called > >>> @email. I'm sure there is more, but that is what stood out for me. >There > >>> seem to be quite a few innovations in the editor with customizable >snippets > >>> and a totally new view allowing us to see the inside of our actions >without > >>> having to open them all the time. > >>> > >>> I would say you can go develop and sell in peace. > >>> > >>> Long live Tango.... or I better say Witango or pay a fine. > >>> > >>> Lee Sobo > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: [Gauthier] < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>> To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk > >>>> < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 2:21 PM > >>>> Subject: Witango-Talk: Before the conference dinner... > >>>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> Please let us know what are the main new features of the new version >of > >>>> Witango! > >>>> > >>>> And does the Case studies and speakers interventions were great: > >>>> Does Witango is compliant with with Large Scale Government >Applications >? > >>>> Does Witango works well for Intranet Applications with XML ? > >>>> Does strenght strategic alliance are good for buisiness ? > >>>> Does the Case study materials are available ? > >>>> Does the witango powerfull open a wide range of possibilities ? > >>>> Does the future of Witango v6 is ambitious ? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks alot for some feedback ;) > >>>> > >>>> Gauthier > >>>> > >>>> PS: Does the dinner will be fine ? > >>>> > > >-- >____________________________________________________________________ > >Jason Pamental, President [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Bathysphere Digital Media Services, Inc. http://bathyspheredms.com ><http://bathyspheredms.com> >____________________________________________________________________ > >Tel: 401.490.6830 Fax: 401.490.6831 >________________________________________ > >________________________________________________________________________ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body > > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body
